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Acquisition of Ciprofloxacin Resistance Among an Expanding Clade of β-Lactamase-Positive, Serogroup Y Neisseria meningitidis in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Penicillin and ciprofloxacin are important for invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) management and prevention. IMD cases caused by penicillin- and ciprofloxacin-resistant Neisseria meningitidis containing a ROB-1 β-lactamase gene (blaROB-1) and a mutated DNA gyrase gene (gyrA) have been recently reported in the United States.

Methods

We examined 2097 meningococcal genomes collected through US population-based surveillance from January 2011 to February 2020 to identify IMD cases caused by strains with blaROB-1- or gyrA-mediated resistance. Antimicrobial resistance was confirmed phenotypically. The US isolate genomes were compared to non-US isolate genomes containing blaROB-1. Interspecies transfer of ciprofloxacin resistance was assessed by comparing gyrA among Neisseria species.

Results

Eleven penicillin- and ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates were identified after December 2018; all were serogroup Y, sequence type 3587, clonal complex (CC) 23, and contained blaROB-1 and a T91I-containing gyrA allele. An additional 22 penicillin-resistant, blaROB-1- containing US isolates with wild-type gyrA were identified from 2013 to 2020. All 33 blaROB-1-containing isolates formed a single clade, along with 12 blaROB-1-containing isolates from 6 other countries. Two-thirds of blaROB-1-containing US isolates were from Hispanic individuals. Twelve additional ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates with gyrA T91 mutations were identified. Ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates belonged to 6 CCs and contained 10 unique gyrA alleles; 7 were similar or identical to alleles from Neisseria lactamica or Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Conclusions

Recent IMD cases caused by a dual resistant serogroup Y suggest changing antimicrobial resistance patterns in the United States. The emerging dual resistance is due to acquisition of ciprofloxacin resistance by β-lactamase-containing N. meningitidis. Routine antimicrobial resistance surveillance will effectively monitor resistance changes and spread.

SUBMITTER: Potts CC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9250101 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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